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ONIKA RICHARDS

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SUMMARY

Experienced Career Development Professional with over 16 years in Higher Education, specializing in building employer relationships, developing comprehensive career programs, and enhancing student and alumni success through meaningful employment opportunities. Proven track record in strategic program development, project management, and fostering collaborative partnerships with academic and business leaders. Adept at using data- driven insights to inform talent management processes and delivering impactful career services. Skilled in leveraging technology to streamline operations and improve program outcomes. Strong communicator with a service-oriented approach, dedicated to helping individuals achieve their career goals. Motivated to apply expertise in a dynamic and evolving organizational environment. PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Self-Motivated, disciplined and detail oriented, particularly in administrative matters, creating and facilitating workshops, maintaining thorough documentation, handling confidential information and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations governing an industry or field.

Ability to launch new programming designed to meet evolving needs and created departmental effectiveness plans; market the university and its students to employers; oversees student outcomes assessment; implements continuous improvement initiatives.

Cultivate effective working relationships with the academic colleges, decentralized career offices, and other student affair units while also serving as the primary public representative with employers, alumni, and other external constituents.

Provide strategic and forward-looking management for the daily operations, fiscal planning, staff development, and delivery of student-centered, comprehensive career and internship services.

Service oriented with strong communications skills and a professional demeanor. Consistently maintain professional relationships with employers, vendors and students, and tactfully resolve issues in emotionally charged situations. Excellent presentation skills. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Desktop Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP (Pro/Home/Office) 2013, Windows 7, Windows Vista

(32/64), Windows NT, Windows 9x (95/98/ME)

Software: Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Zoom, Gmail Computer Savvy with career-related technologies – 12Twenty, Symplicity, Graduway, People Grove, Vault, EmployOn, CUNYfirst, SEMS, Qualtirics, Interview Stream and management software: Salesforce, DocuSign, ImageNow, Banner, Expense Wire, Big Interview.

EXPERIENCE

Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health Atlanta, GA Director, Career Services – Partnerships and Engaged Learning December 2021 – Present

• Provide leadership, vision and strategic planning in developing programs and services to assist students and alumni in achieving their career and educational goals.

• Manage, plan and evaluate the planning, logistics, and execution of all recruiting activity including two hybrid annual Career Fairs, Employer Information Sessions, Networking, Panel and Alumni Career Chat events.

• Supervise two full-time staff members who handles Rollins’ experiential learning programs (Applied Practice Experience, Rollins Earn and Learn, and Global Field Experience.)

• Identify and develop new 100+ relationships with employers for Public Health students and alumni.

• Deliver individual career counseling to students and alumni on specific techniques for marketing their professional degrees through cultivation of job search strategies, interview preparation, networking mentorships, as well as resume and cover letter writing skills. Columbia University, School of Professional Studies New York, NY Associate Director, Industry Relations January 2018-January 2022

• Expanded industry outreach by 25% into the financial services, consulting, and information technology sectors, leading to student site visits and hires at United Nations, Rockefeller Foundation, American Red Cross, American Express, NBA, Bloomberg, Twitter, Tesla and HealthFirst.

• Identified and managed strategic alliances with corporate partners, including Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, Ronald McDonald House and Microsoft, bridging academia with real-world experiences via capstone courses, recruitment and networking events.

• Collaborated with business leaders and hiring managers to understand hiring needs and goals, and develop, implement, strategy to recruit Columbia University students and alumni.

• Spearheaded creation of SPS e-Mentorship Program, whereby 100+ students were matched up one-to-one with a self-selected alumnus; collaborated with Alumni Affairs and Academic Directors to recruit mentors.

• Manage the career education, internship search and mentorship program of 20+ HBCU Fellows, yielding 100% employed.

• Coached and advised 400+ Master of Science students and alumni seeking internships and full-time jobs in the business, healthcare and technology fields. Counsel students on negotiation of offers, overall ethical/professional conduct, resume/cover letter writing, and interview preparation.

• Built, facilitated, and assessed professional development workshops, panels, and events that cater to student needs, interests, and identities.

• Fostered relationships with peer schools Employer Relations teams to increase visibility of the school, learn best practices for the team, and create new opportunities for students. Lecturer January 2019 – January 2022

• Instructed an academic internship course to students in the School of Professional Studies’ Applied Analytics, Nonprofit Management, Strategic Communication, Construction Administration and Technology Management programs in a hybrid format (in-person and online); topics include organizational culture, feedback & supervision, market research, and personal branding. LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY

Employer Relations Specialist - Center for Career & Professional Development October 2015- January 2018

• Managed on-campus recruiting programs for employers seeking talent at LaGuardia Community College and promoted programs through weekly undergraduate employment newsletters.

• Cultivated 500+ relationships with corporate, nonprofit and public sectors.

• Expanded range of employer recruiting activities by 80% by actively researching and marketing students and alumni to existing employers and new industries.

• Directed and coordinated employer-related events including multiple annual industry specific career fairs, campus visits, networking events and on campus interviewing.

• Facilitated individual and group career counseling sessions in areas of career planning and job search.

• Assessed placement data and identified employment trends to best provide opportunities for students.

• Analyzed opportunities and gaps in programming and developed long-term sustainable strategies for career development opportunities.

DeVry College of New York New York, NY

Visiting Professor, Career Development March 2013–December 2016

• Developed strategies to teach the course for the entire semester or session, using DeVry Online (Blended Teaching) curriculum guides and meeting the university's academic standards.

• Demonstrated consistency and fairness in the preparation and grading of exams and provide timely feedback to students while maintaining grade book and completions of final grades by deadline.

• Maintained students’ grade book and completed final grades by deadlines. Senior Career Advisor March 2012–October 2015

• Co-planned 2 career fairs per year with approximately 30 companies including external outreach to employers, coordinating logistics, assigning staff roles and marketing to students and alumni.

• Influenced 25% upsurge in job placements over previous year by increasing engagement with mainstream employers and enhancing graduate career readiness via career coaching and career development programs.

• Developed working relations with employers to increase student and alumni employment opportunities.

• Fostered interdepartmental relationships with Academics, Community Outreach Managers, faculty and Staff to ensure synergy with all departments.

Career Advisor March 2007–March 20012

• Conducted individual and group career advising to graduate and undergraduate students on career development, job seeking skills along with resume development and cover letter reviews.

• Liaised between employers and students and provided individual academic screening and guidance. EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATES

Keller Graduate School of Management, New York, NY Master of Business Administration, Public Administration 2011 City University of New York - City College, New York, NY Bachelor of Science, Biology 2007

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